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MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon

by Le Chic

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0855546008566 · Le Chic · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0855546008566 · Serving size 24g

The verdict

MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon by Le Chic scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 36 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 36-component record, beginning with Sugar, Almonds, Egg Whites. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 36 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

46008566 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 36 ing. REG-SPARSE 19% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Worcestershire Sauce · ±0 BOOK-OFF …008566 · July 2026

7 of 36 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 46008566 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Worcestershire Sauce · Nearest score peer is Worcestershire Sauce at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. MACARONS Chocolate, Vanil…95/1002. Worcestershire Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Worcestershire Sauce95/1003. Blackberry Preserves: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Blackberry Preserves95/1004. Cream Dessert Pops: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cream Dessert Pops95/1005. Jc's Pie Pops, Frozen Cream Dessert Pops: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Jc's Pie Pops, Frozen Cre…95/100
High-band neighbours for MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon (95/100) outside Le Chic.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon
95/100
Worcestershire Sauce
95/100
Blackberry Preserves
95/100
Cream Dessert Pops
95/100
Jc's Pie Pops, Frozen Cream Dessert Pops
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon scores 8.9 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon lists 36 ingredients on its label

36 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 36 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 36 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
2
Almonds
3
Egg Whites
4
Heavy Cream
5
White Chocolate
6
Glucose Syrup
7
Salted Caramel
8
Raspberry Puree
9
Dark Chocolate Flavored
10
Blend Of Vegetable Oils
11
Butter With Natural Flavor
12
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Lemon Puree
14
Cocoa Butter
15
Glycerol
16
Egg White Powder
17
Pistachio Paste
18
Egg Yolks
19
Cocoa Powder
20
Mono - And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids
21
Raspberry Juice Concentrate
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
24
Pistachio Flavor
25
Food Starch-modified
26
Vanilla Bean Seeds
27
Vanilla Flavor
28
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Organic Raspberry Flavor
31
Spirulina Extract
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Color Additive
32
Lemon Extract
33
Guar Gum
34
Turmeric
35
Fruit Juice
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Color Additive
36
Beet Powder

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, almonds, egg whites, heavy cream, white chocolate, glucose syrup, salted caramel, raspberry puree, dark chocolate flavored, blend of vegetable oils, butter with natural flavor, cornstarch, lemon puree, cocoa butter, glycerol, egg white powder, pistachio paste, egg yolks, cocoa powder, mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, raspberry juice concentrate, soy lecithin, carrageenan, natural pistachio flavor, food starch-modified, vanilla bean seeds, natural vanilla flavor, citric acid, xanthan gum, natural raspberry flavor, spirulina extract, lemon extract, guar gum, turmeric, fruit juice, beet powder.

Other products containing Dark Chocolate Flavored

Dark Chocolate Flavored is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Snacks Desserts Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Pastries Macarons

High-score cross-brand comparables for MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon

Neighbours outside Le Chic with screening scores in the same high band as MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon (95/100 here). The 4 same-brand links above stay within Le Chic; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 36-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare MACARONS Chocolate, Vanilla, Pistachio, Salted Caramel, Raspberry, Lemon's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0855546008566: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.